Casino operator MGM Resorts claims it performed respectably in a “challenging” third quarter, although things would have been much less respectable without contributions from two new venues.

Figures released Tuesday show MGM’s overall revenue hitting $3b in the three months ending September 30, up 7% from the same period last year. But operating income was down 16.6% to $410.9m and net income slipped 2.6% to $142.9m.

MGM’s domestic resorts reported revenue down 1.5% to $2.23b, despite an extra $42.5m contributed by MGM Springfield, which opened in Massachusetts in late August. Overall domestic resorts earnings were down 12% to $627m, in part due to opening expenses surrounding MGM Springfield.

MGM’s Las Vegas Strip resorts were particularly hard hit, reporting hotel occupancy down two points year-on-year, as well as declines in table drop (-10.5%), table win (-1.4 points), slots handle (-2%), and revenue per available room (-3.9%).

Macau casino operator SJM Holdings reported a nearly two-thirds rise in its third-quarter profits on strong gains across all gaming segments.

On Tuesday, SJM released a preview of its financial performance in the three months ending September 30, during which net gaming revenue improved 9.5% year-on-year to HK$8.33b (US$1.05b), adjusted earnings gained 26.7% to HK$919m and profits shot up 65.1% to HK$707m ($90.1m).

SJM’s VIP gaming revenue was up 6.6% to just over HK$5b despite a 0.14 point reduction in VIP win rate during the quarter (to a still above-average 3.04%). SJM’s VIP tables reported total chip sales up over 12% year-on-year to HK$166b.

But SJM’s good fortune wasn’t dependent on VIPs, as mass market table revenue rose 10.6% to HK$5.6b and even the lowly slot machine segment improved 13.7% to HK$285m.

Quebec’s provincial gambling monopoly reported a nearly one-third increase in online gambling revenue through the first half of its current fiscal year.

On Monday, the Loto-Quebec gambling monopoly reported revenue of C$1.394b (US$1.06b) in the six months ending September 25, a 4.6% gain over the first half of the previous fiscal year. Net income fared even better, rising 6.3% to C$721.6m.

On the individual product level, Loto-Quebec’s lottery revenue was up 15.6% to C$467m, casino revenue was essentially flat at C$453.7m while the ‘gaming establishments’ segment fell less than 1% to C$485.5m as the government continues to lessen its reliance on video lottery terminals in bars, clubs and bingo halls.

Revenue from Loto-Quebec’s Espacejeux online gambling site was up 32.6% to C$49.3m. Online lottery revenue totaled C$14.4m, a healthy 58.7% year-on-year improvement, while online casino (including poker) revenue improved 24% to slightly less than C$34.9m. Espacejeux’s revenue for Loto-Quebec’s fiscal second quarter was C$27.7m, a healthy 28.2% rise over Q1’s online total.